The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-20

ferrsd to q committee, consisting of Messrs.
Bacon, of Milwaukee; Wetherili. of Philadelphia;
Pope, of Chicago; Stern, OF New York. and
Murray, OF Cincinnati, for further consideration
and report:
Resolved, That the National Board Of Trade favor
such congressional legislation viii provide for
national railway commission. and reapprove the gen.
eral of the Senate interstate commerce bill pre-
scented to the Forty ninth Congress- except such
clauses of said bill prohbit the charging of less
rate for longer than for shorter haul over railway
lines.
Resolved, That the National Board of Trade reaf-
firms its action in favor Of just and proper law for
the regulation of interstate commerce and providing
Tor a national board of railroad commissioners.
Numerous memorials and petitions to Con-
gress in support of the resolutions we're read.
On motion of Mr.. Goodale of Cincinnati, the
following resolution was adopted a substitute
for one submitted by the Milwaukee Chamber Of
Commeroe:
Resolved. That the Bureau of Statistics be memo
ralized to furnish the necessary and to early
take proper steps toward securing efficient
spondents in agricultural districts to the end that
greater degree OF accuracy be obtained in formulating
statistics growing crops especially those
of grain and cotton.
A resolution on the subject of uniform stand
ard for grain measures, submitted by the Cincin-
natl Chamber of Commerce, was adopted as fol-
lows:
should be established in the United States and in
other countries which export or import grain to any
considerable extent
Resolved. That the GENITAL system, representing
one hundred pounds avoirdupois is hereby. recon-
mended and urged for general adoption as domestic
and international standard for grain measure.
Resolved. That the Congress of the United States
be memorialized by the National Board Of Trade to
make the GENITAL system the lawful standard of grain
measure IN this country.
The bankruptcy resolution submitted by the
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce was taken up,
and the following substitute adopted:
Resolved, That this National Board of Trade again
emphaticaly expresses the sense of the importance
for the early enactment of equitable uniform and
economical national bankrupt law; that believe the
principles Of such law embodied in the bill which
that the time to such law is when the country
is in state of prosper ty. That committee be APP
pointed to memoriaze Congress to act upon the sub
Ject as soon As possible.
The president appointed the following as the
committee: Messrs. Janney. of Philadelphia;
Baker, of Chicago; Goodale. of CINCINNATI Miller,
of New York, and McIIaren, of Milwaukee.
The committee reported back the interstate
commerce resolutions with a few amendments,
but they did not receive the necessary twothirds
vote and therefore lost owing, it is said, to
the failure OF the new delegates to appreciate the
fact that they were merely a reafhrmance of the
position taken by the board year ago.
1t was thereupon decided not to take action on
the question, as it was thought it might enian-
ger the passage of the pending BILL and it was
deemed best that the bill should become a law.
even with the long and short clause incorporated
in it, which was the section to which objection
was raised, and to endeavor to secure any plodi
fcations thought necessary at the next session
|. OF Congress.